第13部分(第6/7 頁)

des；　it　was　kind　of　sad　to　be　so　far　away　when　the　family　was　all

together　for　the　first　time　in；　like；years　。　I　wanted　to　e　home　and　be　here　while　Mom　was

around。？　？So　how　was　Europe？？　Dan　ran　his　hands　through　his　hair　so　that　it　stuck　up　in　mousy

brown　clumps　all　over　his　head。　He　knew　he　should　be　mad　at　Jenny　for　telling　his　mom　he　was

gay；　but　all　of　his　anger　dissolved　the　second　he　saw　his　little　sister？s　sweet；　angelic　face。　？Have

any　beret…wearing　Europeanlovaaaahs　？？　Jenny　stuck　her　tongue　out　at　her　brother　and　reached

down　to　pull　off　her　sneakers。　？Nope；　but　if　I　meet　anyone　who　fits　that　description　I？ll　be　sure　to

pass　him　along　to　you；？　she　retorted。　？I　didn？t　know　that　was　your　type。？　She　smirked　at　her　own

wit。　？Seriously　though？how？s　it　feel　to　be　gay？？　Dan；　realizing　he　was　naked　to　the　waist；　grabbed

a　dirty　gray　sweatshirt　from　the　other　side　of　the　couch　and　pulled　it　on。　？It？s　。　。　。　I？m　not　sure；？　he

said；　his　head　getting　stuck　in　an　armhole。　？I？m　kind　of　confused　about　the　whole　thing；？　he　added

once　he　finally　got　his　head　out。

？Well；　duh！？　Jenny　exclaimed；　repositioning　herself　on　the　couch。　？Shove　over！？　She　pushed　his

body　with　her　hip。　Dan　noticed　that　her　face　seemed　a　little　more　grown…up　to　him？or　maybe　it

was　just　that　he　hadn？t　seen　her　in　a　while。　It　seemed　less　。　。　。　round。　？I　mean；　that？s　normal；　right？？

she　asked。

？How　should　I　know？？　Dan　flopped　back　against　the　arm　of　the　couch；　exasperated。　？It？s　not　like

I　have　a　lot　of　experience　with　this　whole　thing。？　He　turned　his　head　toward　the　window；　his　voice

wistful。　？I　just　wish　I　could　find　someone　to　justbe　with；　you　know？？　He　wasn？t　even　sure　what　he